(
课件网) A Quilt of a Country Grade 9 Unit 1 Argument by Anna Quindlen A Quilt of a Country What have you learnt about America? Do you agree with the notion that all men are created equal? Explain your reasons. What was Anna Quindlen’s claim? Gist-Reading What was Anna Quindlen’s claim? America is an improbable idea, its not supposed to work but it does. Gist-Reading discordant adj. dis?cord?ant unrelated; out of place Wordsheet pluralistic adj. plu-ral-is-tic having multiple parts or aspects diversity n. di?ver?si?ty variety of different ethnic or cultural groups mongrel n./adj. mon?grel a dog that is a mix of several different breeds calico n./adj. cal?i?co printed cotton cloth brocade n./adj. bro?cade fabric with raised patterns in gold or silver bigotry n. big?ot?ry intolerance toward those who are different Wordsheet ostracism n. os-tra-cism exclusion from a group bemoan vt. be?moan complain about ascendancy n. as?cen?dan?cy domination; growing power apartheid n. a?part?heid system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. quaint adj. quaint charmingly old-fashioned Wordsheet incendiary adj. in?cen?di?a?ry used for setting something on fire; provoking anger tenuous adj. ten?u?ous very weak or slight abet vt. a?bet to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing coalescing vi. co-a-lesc-ing to unite, blend, or come together conundrum n. co?nun?drum a riddle, or anything that puzzles someone Wordsheet disparate adj. dis?pa?rate different from each other fisticuffs n. fis?ti?cuffs fighting with your fists gilded adj. gild-ed covered with gold, usually to hide something that's not valuable interwoven vt. In-ter-wo-ven to weave together, or combine undermined n. un-der-mined to attack, injure or destroy by secret means Wordsheet vexing vt. vex-ing to annoy, provoke, torment, or worry Word Game exclusion from a group unrelated; out of place Word Game undermined to attack, injure or destroy by secret means vexing to annoy, provoke, torment, or worry conundrum ostracism tenuous very weak or slight diversity mongrel a riddle, or anything that puzzles someone a dog that is a mix of several different breeds variety of different ethnic or cultural groups discordant exclusion from a group unrelated; out of place Word Game undermined to attack, injure or destroy by secret means vexing to annoy, provoke, torment, or worry conundrum ostracism tenuous very weak or slight diversity mongrel a riddle, or anything that puzzles someone a dog that is a mix of several different breeds variety of different ethnic or cultural groups discordant Jigsaw Reading Group member : 4 Divide the article ： 4 parts Task： Answer the questions of your own part Communicate with your group members and get all the answers of the article Close Reading Para.1 Para.2-3 Para.4-5 Para.6-8 According to Quindlen, what familiar object serves as an ideal representation of America? According to Quindlen, how have people's ... ...
